As a kid, I spent a lot of time on a farm owned by my Aunt Lucile and Uncle Mike. Near my aunt and uncle’s house was a river, a beautiful place called Black River. Black River is primarily spring fed, and the water is clear as glass and, even in the sweltering heat of …

This is another post from a few years back, but it’s always fun, and I’ve had several requests to repost. Here you go! DISCLAIMER: If you have a latex allergy, you should not read any farther. If you do, don’t come bitching to me. The following deals with mature subject matter and is suitable …

Well, we all had a great time here in London and the surrounding areas, but now it’s time to get back to work. We’ll be leaving Great Britain a little later tonight and be in Washington DC for a couple of meetings on Monday. That should be fun… I want you to imagine a bunch …

I am pleased to announce the panel of judges for my Make Melodee’s Banner contest. Gracie C. McKeever – Erotica romance author. Gracie has more than two dozen novels and short stories to her credit in a wide range of subgenres, and they are all must reads for anyone looking to spice up their reading …

It’s going to be a busy day… Have a doctor’s appointment, Amanda and I have some shopping to do (she wants some new shoes), and then I need to get some writing done. I plan to isolate myself for most of the afternoon. I hate that, but I have to or several publishers and editors …

This was originally posted back in March of 2010. Any time references are to that date, so keep that in mind. OK, that was embarrassing! Jack and I decided to…um…take a nap, yeah. A nap! That’s the ticket! We have running around the house, in addition to ourselves, of course, the following: Maria: Our 65-ish …

We just got back from dinner at the local eatery, The Descanso Junction Restaurant, and I have thought about something all through the meal… As we were getting ready to go, I was sitting at my makeup table putting on my makeup. Yeah…why else would I sit there? Anyway, Jack was watching me as I …

Depending on the methodology used, it’s estimated that someplace between 0.13% and 2.0% of the American population are “functionally deaf”. Of those numbers, about half lost their hearing after age 65. These numbers are problematic, though, because no studies clearly define “deaf” and the numbers are very small. The CDC estimates, and WHO statistics support, …

OK, here we go… I guess this is the official opening of my new, redesigned website. Yes, I still dislike the banners above, so the very first order of business is to have a contest for visitors to design a banner for my site. Yeah, I’m giving away some coin in the form of StrandBucks. …

OK, looks like I have another learning curve to deal with. Yeah, just exactly what I needed in my life right now. I think I kind of like this set up, though. Blog and website all rolled into one. I know it makes it easier for the web folks to maintain and share content across …